OCTOBER 24, 2015 9am-noon
The New Haven Volunteer Fire Department in conjunction with the Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro Fire Departments will once again be conducting a town-wide food drive on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon. Our theme is “HELP US FILL THE FIREHOUSE.”
The 2015 food drive will be the second year that includes all five towns served by the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf. The Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro Fire Departments will be joining us and will open their station doors from 9 a.m. to noon on this date. Residents of the Town of New Haven are asked to drop off their donations at the New Haven Fire Station.
During the most recent 3-month period, the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf served 60 households or approximately 150 individuals. 42% of the families served were from Bristol, 14% from Lincoln, 10% from Monkton, 12% from New Haven and 22% of the families were from Starksboro.
Traditionally, the number of families served increases during the winter months, especially around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays when the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf will serve over 100 families.
Last year the five towns collectively donated over 2,500 lbs. of non-perishable items to the food shelf. Suggested items include; peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, cereal, soup, tuna, rice, beans, laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste and brushes and bar soap.
Holiday items include pumpkin, cranberries, stuffing mix, pie crust, and evaporated milk and with a new freezer available, frozen turkeys are also welcomed.
This food drive is the Bristol Fire Department’s eighth year collecting non-perishable items for the local food shelf and the second year the members of the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department have participated.
In advance, thank you for your generosity and we look forward to seeing you at our fire station on Saturday the 24th of October anytime between 9 a.m. and noon.
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